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Washington County

Population in July 2008: 924. Population change since 2000: -5.9%
 

Males: 437  (47.4%)
Females: 487  (52.6%)

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15060.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,376 (it was $36,078 in 2000)
Midway:  $45,376
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,562
Midway:  $22,562
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,014 (it was $73,400 in 2000)
Midway:  $110,014
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $114,242; Detached houses: $117,510; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,215; Mobile homes: $32,500

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Races in Midway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Midway: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.8%), Irish (20.7%), English (14.6%), Italian (11.2%), Polish (10.3%), French (9.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/09/1903

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 2094 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Midway

  • High school or higher: 82.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Midway borough

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Midway:  1.7% ($1,212)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (17.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (273.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: McDonald borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Sturgeon-Noblestown, PA (2.1 miles ), Burgettstown borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Oakdale borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Cecil-Bishop, PA (2.5 miles ), Imperial-Enlow, PA (2.5 miles ), Houston borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Canonsburg borough, PA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.37 N, Longitude: 80.29 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: -73 (-6.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)



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Midway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.4 miles away from the Midway borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.0 miles away from the borough center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Midway-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 77.9 miles away from Midway center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from Midway center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Midway:
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - PITTSBURGH (about 7 miles; OAKDALE, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITL OF SEWICKLEY (about 8 miles; SEWICKLEY, PA)
  • SEWICKLEY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SEWICKLEY, PA)

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Airports located in Midway:
Amtrak station near Midway:
  • 17 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Midway:
  • 19 miles: Beaver Valley 1 and 2 in Shippingport, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Midway:
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 18 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  72.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  8.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Midway, PA



Midway compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Midway

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents58.4%12.1%11.1%2.7%2.7%
Congregations12.2%23.6%21.7%3.9%3.5%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USASouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.2%1.5%1.1%1.0%7.1%
Congregations5.1%2.8%1.6%2.4%23.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,082$24,9840$0
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 6$2,376
Firefighters 0$0 4$1,550
Streets and Highways 1$2,804$33,6481$288
Solid Waste Management 0$0 3$1,326
Totals for Government 2$4,886$29,31614$5,540



Midway government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $46,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $102,000
    Central Staff Services: $56,000
    Fire Protection: $28,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $214,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $65,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $244,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $65,000
    Water Utilities: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $82,000
    Individual Income: $67,000
    NEC: $15,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $108,000

4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,140 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.28%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($254 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Allegheny County, PA  1.84% ($59,215 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.28% ($31,215)
from Fayette County, PA  0.24% ($29,016)


4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,904 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.46%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($214 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Allegheny County, PA  1.45% ($42,283 average AGI)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.33% ($34,176)
to Fayette County, PA  0.19% ($29,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in Midway:
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKZV (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: MY-KEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Midway:
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WJPA-FM (95.3 FM; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVNP (89.9 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • W215BC (90.9 FM; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)

TV broadcast stations around Midway:
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTRF-TV (Channel 7; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W20AN (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WKBN-TV (Channel 27; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
  • W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 40.363000 Lon: -80.293028, Call Sign: WQIU960
    Assigned Frequencies : 452.062 MHz, 457.062 MHz, 457.562 MHz, 452.762 MHz, 457.762 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/21/2008, Expiration Date: 05/21/2018, Certifier: Carl Pia
    Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KA3SXZ, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 04/12/1988, Expiration Date: 04/12/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/13/2000
    Registrant: Philip Cataney, Candor Rd, Midway, PA 15060
  • Call Sign: KB3QHD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01362997
    Grant Date: 01/28/2008, Expiration Date: 01/28/2018, Certifier: John Cherish
    Registrant: John Cherish, 200 B North Ave, Midway, PA 15060


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3457N , Serial Number: 22674, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 09/11/1954
    Registrant (Individual): James Cataney, Box 241 Cataney Ln, Midway, PA 15060



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$63,8401$92,270
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$242,150
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 7140.00

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